289459 Policy Officer - Local Government Risk Team (2023)

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work summary

We pride ourselves on being a friendly, supportive and efficient team. Local government management plays a key role in ensuring councils can continue to deliver in an increasingly challenging funding and policy environment. It is our risk team's job to understand where councils may fall short in managing their finances and delivering on the local authority's 'best value' role of delivering efficient, effective and economical services. Our work is difficult, complex and politically sensitive both locally and nationally as we work to identify councils at risk of failure.

Joining comes at an exciting time as we adapt our approach to managing risk in local government, both in response to the changing operating environment for local government and to the ministry's ambitions. We're looking for people who want to make a difference.

job description

Successful candidates will support our current work and address emerging risks. The job requires strong organizational and analytical skills and is reactive and versatile by its nature.

Successful candidates are expected to lead:

• Conduct in-depth reviews of key local authorities; gather intelligence from various sources to inform risk assessments and develop and implement mitigation activities.

• Advise senior colleagues, permanent secretaries and ministers on individual councils, drawing on experience from a wide range of sources and analyzing the evidence to provide appropriate and considered briefings on the council's risk profile.

• Project Management and Quality Assurance Our risk monitoring system to support the team's risk management efforts; cross-functional teams work seamlessly to maintain a strong monitoring system; and support stakeholder engagement review efforts.

Personnel description

basic standard

These are demanding roles that require personal resilience and the ability to operate in uncertain and reactive environments. We are looking for someone who enjoys delivering at a pace and can demonstrate good judgment.

ideal experience

Understanding the governance, finances and functions of local authorities will be helpful.

Behavior

During the selection process, we will evaluate you based on these behaviors:

• work together

• communication and influence

• delivery on time

benefit

• Learning and development tailored to your role

• An environment with flexible work options

• Encourage a culture of inclusion and diversity

• Acivil service pensionThe average employer contribution is 27%

what you need to know

Details of the selection process

This job is usingSuccess Stories (open in new window), and will evaluate your behaviour, strengths and experience.

we are for everyone

At DLUHC, we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from all, including those who are underrepresented in our workforce. We promote equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and create a work environment free of discrimination, harassment, bullying and harm.

We strongly encourage applicants to contact the Vacancy Manager to learn more about this position.

we are for everyone

DLUHC wants to bring in a diverse workforce at all levels.

Our application system is designed to remove as much bias as possible from the recruitment system - this means hiring managers don't know your name, details, see your entire application at once (or your CV is under review unless otherwise stated ).

Your answers are randomized and chunked. This means that each evaluator looks at the set of responses to questions, such as all candidates' responses to "Seeing the Big Picture," rather than looking at a candidate's full application. The science behind this is that hiring can suffer from sequencing and fatigue effects, which we want to minimize as much as possible.

Most of our activities use multiple assessors, so each of your answers may be viewed by a different assessor.

When writing your application, keep in mind:

• Evaluators will not read your answers in order.

• Don't assume the same evaluator will read all of your answers.

• If something is talked about in your first answer, make sure you write the second answer as if you didn't write the first (and so on!)

At screening, we will evaluate

Behavior 1 (Dominant Behavior) - Working Together

Behavior 2 - Communication and Influence

Behavior 3 - Timely Delivery

There is a 250 word limit per question.

If we receive a high volume of applications, we may use the behavior of potential customers listed in the advertisement for an initial screening. Candidates who pass initial screening may proceed to full screening, or go directly to assessment/interview

Interviews will be of a mixed nature and include the following success profile elements:

Behavior - working together, communicating and influencing, delivering on time

Experience - Candidates will prepare a report, details of which will be sent at the time of invitation for interview.

Intensity - Intensity-based questions will require a natural response from the candidate.

Throughout the event, we will test the following success factors:

Behavior: working together, communicating and influencing, delivering on time

Experience: Candidates will be asked to prepare a presentation, the details of which will be sent with the interview invitation.

Advantage: yes

We do not consider applications for CVs directly to our recruitment email - you must apply for this position via the application link on the civil service vacancies

Please note that an attempted offer of a lower grade may be offered to candidates who do not meet the grade criteria for this event.

salary

• The salary for this role is £33,875 (London) or £30,792 (Country).

• For existing civil servants, the usual non-negotiable policies for rank transfers and promotions will apply.

benefit:

Civil service transfers on or after October 4, 2018:
Any transfer from another employer to DLUHC means you will no longer be able to get childcare vouchers. This includes transfers between government departments. However, you may be eligible for other government programs, including tax-free child care. determine your eligibilityhttps://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

For more information on benefits available to DLUHC employees, please see the attached Candidate Packet.

Geographic location:

• London

• Wolverhampton

• Darlington*

Candidates may have the opportunity to work flexibly according to business needs. If you are successful in the role, we will discuss it with the Vacancy Manager on a case-by-case basis.

*Please note: The Darlington Economic Campus (DEC) is a groundbreaking new inter-government center that will bring together people from across departments and public organizations to play an active role on today's most important economic issues. Work on campus will have a real impact on people in the UK and internationally. There will be plenty of career opportunities and exciting prospects - working on campus means you'll be working at the heart of government, with the benefits and fantastic opportunities offered by the civil service. This role is based on DLUHC, and we will join the campus by:

• british treasury

• International Trade Department

• Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

• Office for National Statistics

• Ministry of Education

For more information on DEC, please view the accompanying DEC Candidate Pack.

Screening and interview dates:

Screening is expected to begin on May 31, 2023, with interview dates to be determined. All interviews are currently being conducted remotely via video call.

Keep list:

If we identify more appointable candidates than we currently have available, we will keep the applicant's details on a shortlist for 6 months, after which time further appointments can be made. This may include lower level roles. Candidates placed on the reserve list will be notified. As CTC checks can take a long time, our HR Shared Services team will contact shortlisted candidates for London positions to start the CTC check. Candidates who do not wish to remain on the reserve list should contact recruitment@levellingup.gov.uk to be removed from the reserve list.

CTC (Counter Terrorism Clearance):

important reminder

Successful candidates in our 2 Marsham Street building must meet security requirements before being appointed. The required security level is an anti-terrorism check, which can take up to 8 weeks to complete.

Please note that successful candidates will need to pass a CTC security check - this requires you to have lived in the UK for the past 3 years. For more information on Counter Terrorism Clearance (CTC), please refer to the DLUHC Security Clearance Instructions section of our Candidate Packet. Thanks.

Candidates should also note that from 1 August 2018, the department will also check all applicants who are successfully interviewed against the Internal Fraud Database (IFD) held by the Cabinet Office. Any applicant included in the IFD will be refused employment by DLUHC in accordance with the Civil Service Internal Fraud Policy. For more information on the internal fraud database, please refer to the Candidate Packet.

Candidate information

Please refer to the attached Candidate Packet for more information.

Before starting your application, it is important to ensure that you are eligible to apply and meet the civil service citizenship requirements. All candidates should read the information on nationality requirements and rules provided in the DLUHC Candidate Packet

Internal Fraud Database

The Internal Fraud Function within the Cabinet Office's Fraud, Errors, Debt and Grants Function handles details of civil servants who have been dismissed for committing internal fraud or who would have been dismissed if they had not resigned. The Cabinet Office receives details from participating government organizations of civil servants who have been fired for internal fraud or who would have been fired if they had not resigned. In this case, the public servant will be prohibited from continuing to hold public service positions for a period of 5 years. The Cabinet Office then processed the data and returned limited datasets to DLUHC as participating government organisations. DLUHC then conducts pre-employment checks to detect attempts by known fraudsters to reapply for public service positions. This not only ensures the policy, but also prevents the recurrence of internal fraud.

For more information, see -Internal Fraud Register

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Safety

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Those using government property must completeBaseline Personnel Safety Standards (opens in new window)examine.

Nationality requirements

This job is widely open to:

• british nationals

• Nationals of Commonwealth countries entitled to work in the UK

• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland

• Nationals with settled or pre-settled status from the EU, EEA or Switzerland, or who applied for either status by the deadlineEuropean Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in new window)

• Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the civil service

• Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals with established civil service work rights

• Certain family members of relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

More information on citizenship requirements (opens in new window)

work for civil servants

The civil service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunity. Therefore, we run the Disability Confidence Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet minimum selection criteria.

The civil service also offers a transfer interview program for civil servants who are at risk of retrenchment and who meet the minimum requirements for recruiting vacancies.